Horseshoe.



W. D. O'BRIEN.

HORSESHOE. APPLIOATIOR FILED JAR. 12. 1900.

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WILLIAM 1). OBRIEN, or sNow sHoE, PENNSYLVANIA.

HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24, 19cc.

Application filed January 12, 1906. Serial No. 295,795.

To all whom it-Wtay concern).-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM D.- OBRIEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Snow Shoe,i n the county of Center and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in the class of horseshoes of that type provided with a soft tread portion, and relates more particularly to the manner of attaching the soft tread portion to the shoe.

In order that my invention may be more thoroughly understood, I have illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, and a full and exact description thereof is contained in the annexed specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved shoe. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the metal portion thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the soft tread portion thereof. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the core and clips which I employ. Fig. 5 is a sectional view through the soft tread portion.

In the several views like letters of reference designate similar parts of my improved device.

A in the drawings designates the metal portion of my improved shoe, the same being of ordinary shape and provided on its upper face with a series of transverse grooves a (1. These grooves a a are oblong and are wider at the bottom than at the top, thus forming converging sides a a a represents slots on the inner edge of the metal portion A and extend downward from the groove a, while a are grooves in the outer edge of the metal portion and extend downward from the grooves a. As shown in Fig. 1, a groove 11 is formed at the toe of the shoe, and then the grooves a and a are formed alternately.

B designates the soft tread portion of suitable thickness and corresponding in shape and size to the metal portion A.

C C designate a series of clips, preferably of steel, comprising an upper and lower horizontal portion '0 and a, respectively, the said horizontal portions being connected by a vertical portion 0 These clips C C are connected by a spring-steel core D, which is preferablyintegral therewith, and are so arranged thereon that the clips G will engage the grooves a and the clips C engage the grooves a the clips C entering the grooves a from the inside of the shoe and the clips C entering the grooves a from the outside of the shoe.

,In order that the clips may properly fit into the grooves, I so construct the upper horizontal portions 0 thereof that they will be the sameshape as the grooves a and a,

but sufficiently smaller to enable them to be readily inserted therein. The lower horizontal portions 0 0, together with thecore, are

embedded in the soft tread portion, as shown in Fig. 5, and in constructing my device the soft tread portion is preferably moldedonto the core and clips. The portions 0 of the clips are of suitable shape and size to fit into the upright grooves a and a so that they will be flush with the edges of the metal portion.

From the foregoing description the manner of attaching the soft tread portion to the metal portion after the latter has been secured in the usual manner to the hoof is obvious and is as follows: The portion 0 of the clip C at the toe of the cushion is first inserted from the inside of the shoe into the groove a in the toe of the metal portion, the vertical portion of said clip C fitting into the groove a. The cushion is then sprung, so that the portion 0 of one of the clips C can be inserted from the outside of the shoe into the corresponding groove a, the vertical portion of said clip fitting into the groove a The cushion is again sprung and the other clip C inserted in the manner just described. It is obvious that the remaining clips can be then inserted, as described, by springing the cushion in the opposite direction. With this construction when all of the clips have been inserted into the groovesin the metal portion the same will be held against any lateral movement by the spring-core D, and thus the cushion is insured against accidental displacement.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

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